ICS pressures IMO for low sulfur fuel study

摘要

"The need to move forward the IMO study is more important than ever now that the European Union has signaled that it will definitely implement the 0.5% requirements in 2020," says International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Secretary General, Peter Hinchliffe. The ICS is pressing IMO to accelerate a study in the global availability of low sulfur fuel for ships. ICS has expressed concern over whether sufficient fuel will be readily available to enable ships to comply with strict IMO regulations aimed at reducing sulfur emissions-and if there is an insufficient supply, whether the cost for those ships which are able to obtain the required fuels might be prohibitively expensive.